mock orange vs syringa

mock orange

noun
  • Any shrub of the genus Philadelphus, particularly Philadelphus coronarius (sweet mock orange). 

  • Bursaria spinosa (Australian blackthorn), a small tree from Australia. 

  • Murraya paniculata (orange jessamine), a small tree ranging from East Asia to Australasia. 

  • Choisya ternata (Mexican orange), an aromatic shrub native to North America. 

  • Maclura pomifera (Osage orange), a small tree from North America. 

  • Pittosporum undulatum (sweet pittosporum), a small tree native to Australia. 

syringa

noun
  • Hence any of several flowering plants of the genus Philadelphus, such as now in the Western United States Philadelphus lewisii. 

  • Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Syringa, such as the lilacs. 

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